NCSU - College of Management Industry Case Write-Up Close examination of Wal-Mart Yanlong Li 2/8/2009 Yanlong Li BUS 340 – 001 2/8/2009 Industry Case Write-Up The retail industry has always been in the frontline of utilizing information technology infrastructures and information systems. Many major businesses within the industry quickly adopt and adapt the new way of doing business‚ tracking shipments‚ and monitoring inventories – all through the utilization of new technologies and electronic
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SWECO‚ Inc. Case Write-Up SWECO is in the precision machinery industry‚ products include Process Equipments‚ such as separator(sold internationally to many industries)‚ replacement parts and screens‚ grinding mills‚ finishing equipments‚ and centrifugal wastewater concentrator. SWECO’s success factors are: technology lead‚ dominating the fine-screen manufacturing market(other suppliers cannot provide with the same high quality); Good reputation‚ with many existing customers worldwide; follow-on
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SWOT - Winco case Strengths • Largest sales volume (as believed by management) than any other similar chain or wholesale group in area of operations. Weaknesses • Growth via acquisitions‚ not internal growth Opportunities • Acquisitions (e.g.‚ Taylor Markets) Threats • Heavy competition from national chains such as A&P‚ Kroger‚ and National Tea. SWOT – Taylor Markets Strengths • Strong management • Increase in number of stores Weaknesses • Declining sales in 1963 • Labor disputes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 Executive summary Page 3 Introduction Page 4 Main supply chain issues within the Hewlett Packard-UPS case study Page 6 Strategies for the future Page 8 Conclusion 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The concept of supply chain is tightly linked to the concept of collaboration. A supply chain by nature involves the interaction of two or more firms‚ sharing resources‚ risks and capabilities and jointly working to achieve higher business performance. Therefore‚ companies involved
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Google Case Write Up Google has long been seen as a phenomenal company to invest in. Year after year the company continually performs well and gets returns for it investors. This also results in a very high stock price for the company which in recent years has become more volatile. The reason for this was because it periodically missed analyst’s forecasts when it came to items such as EPS. Some believe that because they have a no guidance policy that missing the analyst’s forecasts has the possibility
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first-ever meeting in China. The location could not have been more appropriate. China was shaping up to be the world’s most significant market for air cargo‚ and Yan Yuanyuan‚ director general of China’s General Administration of Civil Aviation‚ had just announced that China would be opening up its air cargo market to an even greater degree. The major global cargo companies had been picking up their level of investment in China and were poised for growth: FedEx Corp. had just begun construction
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What is morally permissible? Voluntary Active Euthanasia is a controversial subject‚ Does one have the right to end their own life? According to Peter Singer in “Voluntary Euthanasia: A utilitarian Perspective‚” Voluntary Active Euthanasia is morally permissible under certain circumstances. If and only if certain requirements are met by certain parties can the process of voluntary active euthanasia be completed. Certain situations where Voluntary Active Euthanasia is morally permissible include;
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Virgin Active is one of the largest health club businesses in the world‚ with over 170 clubs and more than 900‚000 members spread across the UK‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Portugal and South Africa. Virgin Active is currently developing sites across Australia. The Virgin Active club located at 138 Bourke St‚ Melbourne officially opened in May 2009. Virgin Active opened its first Australian club in French’s Forest‚ Sydney in December 2008. Virgin Active offers convenient class times as well as fast classes for
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however‚ is still about 2 years away from final government approval and commercial launch. As a result‚ Biopure must decide whether to immediately launch Oxyglob in into the veterinary blood market or delay the release until after the approval and establishment of Hemopure in the human blood market. Customer The market for Hemopure consist of 1) customers (patients) with acute blood loss resulting from trauma (e.g. car accidents‚ gunshots) / surgery and needs immediate blood transfusion‚ of which 40%
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Notes: Active Portfolio Management By Zhipeng Yan Active Portfolio Management By Richard C. Grinold and Ronald N. Kahn Part I Foundations......................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1 Introduction..................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Consensus Expected Returns: The CAPM ..................................................... 3 Chapter 3 Risk .
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